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Article Reference Confirmation of Nicrophorus sepultor Charpentier, 1825 as a Belgian species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Silphinae)
In this note the status of the burying beetle Nicrophorus sepultor Charpentier, 1825 as a Belgian species is confirmed based on eight specimens found in the collections of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS). The records are presented, mapped and the diagnostic features of this species are given.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2022
Article Reference Confrontation de deux méthodes d’estimation de l’âge au décès sur une série de squelettes médiévaux provenant de Coxyde (Belgique) : usure dentaire versus critères osseux
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Manual Reference Congo basin integrated monitoring for forest carbon mitigation and biodiversity - COBIMFO
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2017
Manual Reference Congo Basin: From carbon to fishes COBAFISH. Final Report
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2017
Proceedings Reference Congo Basin: From Carbon To Fishes –The Cobafish Project
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Proceedings Reference Congress Acts of the International Conference “Roman Ornamental Stones in North-Western Europe. Natural resources, Manufacturing, Supply, Life and After-Life".
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2018
Article Reference Congruence of morphological and molecular variability in non-marine Ostracoda (Crustacea)
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Article Reference Consequences of past climate change and recent human persecution on mitogenomic diversity in the arctic fox
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2019
Article Reference Conservation of aspidochirotid holothurians in the littoral waters of Kenya
Aspidochirotid sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) are heavily fished in the littoral waters of Kenya, and stocks have plummeted. In order to conserve and manage these natural resources, appropriate conservation and management plans must to be developed. This can only occur if high quality research on different levels is done. This paper discusses five layers of understanding that should be achieved before holothurian conservation in East Africa can be effective
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Article Reference Conservation status of the world’s skinks (Scincidae): Taxonomic and geographic patterns in extinction risk
Our knowledge of the conservation status of reptiles, the most diverse class of terrestrial vertebrates, has improved dramatically over the past decade, but still lags behind that of the other tetrapod groups. Here, we conduct the first comprehensive evaluation (~92% of the world’s ~1714 described species) of the conservation status of skinks (Scincidae), a speciose reptile family with a worldwide distribution. Using International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) criteria, we report that ~20% of species are threatened with extinction, and nine species are Extinct or Extinct in the Wild. The highest levels of threat are evident in Madagascar and the Neotropics, and in the subfamilies Mabuyinae, Eugongylinae and Scincinae. The vast majority of threatened skink species were listed based primarily on their small geographic ranges (Criterion B, 83%; Criterion D2, 13%). Although the population trend of 42% of species was stable, 14% have declining populations. The key threats to skinks are habitat loss due to agriculture, invasive species, and biological resource use (e.g., hunting, timber harvesting). The distributions of 61% of species do not overlap with protected areas. Despite our improved knowledge of the conservation status of the world’s skinks, 8% of species remain to be assessed, and 14% are listed as Data Deficient. The conservation status of almost a quarter of the world’s skink species thus remains unknown. We use our updated knowledge of the conservation status of the group to develop and outline the priorities for the conservation assessment and management of the World's skink species.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2021